Shrub over 2 m

The following is a list of native or naturalised species which, at least some of the time, possess this spot-character.

FamilySpeciesComment
Acanthaceae Acanthus polystachyus
Acanthaceae Brillantaisia cicatricosa
Achariaceae Caloncoba crepiniana
Achariaceae Lindackeria bukobensis
Achariaceae Lindackeria dentata
Achariaceae Lindackeria poggei
Achariaceae Rawsonia lucida
Agavaceae Agave americana
Anacardiaceae Pseudospondias microcarpa
Anacardiaceae Searsia longipes var. longipes
Anacardiaceae Sorindeia juglandifolia
Annonaceae Artabotrys likimensis
Annonaceae Artabotrys monteiroae
Annonaceae Friesodielsia obovata
Annonaceae Hexalobus monopetalus
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Acokanthera oppositifolia
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Acokanthera schimperi
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Allamanda cathartica
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Ancylobothrys amoena
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Ancylobothrys petersiana
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Ancylobothrys scandens
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Callichilia bequaertii
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Carissa macrocarpa
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Dewevrella cochliostema
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Diplorhynchus condylocarpon
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Funtumia africana
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Funtumia elastica
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Holarrhena floribunda
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Holarrhena pubescens
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Hunteria congolana
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Hunteria myriantha
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Hunteria umbellata
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Isonema infundibuliflorum
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Landolphia congolensis
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Malouetia bequaertiana
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Malouetia mildbraedii
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Motandra lujaei
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Motandra paniculata
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Picralima nitida
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Pleiocarpa bicarpellata
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Pleiocarpa pycnantha
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Pleioceras gilletii
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Rauvolfia vomitoria
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Schizozygia coffaeoides
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Strophanthus amboensis
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Strophanthus gratus
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Strophanthus hispidus
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Strophanthus ledienii
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Strophanthus sarmentosus
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Strophanthus welwitschii
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Tabernaemontana crassa
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Tabernaemontana eglandulosa
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Tabernaemontana inconspicua
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Tabernaemontana pachysiphon
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Tabernaemontana penduliflora
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Tabernaemontana ventricosa
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Tabernanthe elliptica
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Tabernanthe iboga
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Voacanga africana
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Voacanga bracteata
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Voacanga pachyceras
Apocynaceae subfamily Periplocoideae Tacazzea apiculata
Arecaceae Borassus aethiopum
Asteraceae Mikania chenopodiifolia
Asteraceae Monosis conferta
Asteraceae Vernonia amygdalina
Asteraceae Vernonia colorata subsp. colorata
Asteraceae Vernonia kirungae
Bignoniaceae Markhamia obtusifolia
Bignoniaceae Tecomaria nyassae
Bixaceae Bixa orellana
Burseraceae Commiphora africana
Buxaceae Buxus acutata
Campanulaceae Lobelia petiolata
Capparaceae Capparis tomentosa
Capparaceae Cladostemon kirkii
Celastraceae Gymnosporia senegalensis
Clusiaceae Garcinia huillensis
Clusiaceae Garcinia pachyclada
Clusiaceae Garcinia punctata
Clusiaceae Garcinia smeathmannii
Clusiaceae Garcinia volkensii
Clusiaceae Harungana madagascariensis
Clusiaceae Psorospermum febrifugum
Combretaceae Conocarpus erectus
Connaraceae Agelaea pentagyna
Convolvulaceae Bonamia nzabii
Convolvulaceae Calycobolus acuminatus
Convolvulaceae Calycobolus cabrae
Convolvulaceae Calycobolus gilgianus
Convolvulaceae Calycobolus petitianus
Convolvulaceae Ipomoea arborescens
Convolvulaceae Ipomoea hildebrandtii subsp. grantii
Convolvulaceae Ipomoea prismatosyphon var. prismatosyphon
Cyatheaceae Cyathea manniana
Cyatheaceae Cyathea thomsonii
Dipterocarpaceae Marquesia macroura
Ericaceae Erica arborea
Ericaceae Erica kingaensis
Euphorbiaceae Alchornea cordifolia
Euphorbiaceae Alchornea yambuyaënsis
Euphorbiaceae Mallotus oppositifolius var. oppositifolius
Euphorbiaceae Manniophyton fulvum
Euphorbiaceae Maprounea africana
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Bauhinia petersiana
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Bauhinia tomentosa
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Gelrebia glandulosopedicellata
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Senna didymobotrya
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Senna hirsuta
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Senna obtusifolia
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Senna occidentalis
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Senna septemtrionalis
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Senna singueana
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia amythethophylla
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia hockii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Cathormion altissimum var. altissimum
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Dichrostachys cinerea
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Leucaena leucocephala
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Angylocalyx boutiqueanus
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Bobgunnia madagascariensis
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Crotalaria pallidicaulis
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Dalbergia boehmii subsp. boehmii
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Dalhousiea africana
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Indigofera arrecta
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Indigofera atriceps subsp. atriceps
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Indigofera emarginella var. emarginella
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Indigofera garckeana
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Ormocarpum kirkii
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Ormocarpum trichocarpum
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Pterocarpus angolensis
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Sesbania sesban var. nubica
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Vigna frutescens subsp. frutescens var. frutescens
Gelsemiaceae Mostuea brunonis var. brunonis
Hamamelidaceae Trichocladus ellipticus subsp. malosanus
Huaceae Afrostyrax kamerunensis
Huaceae Hua gabonii
Iteaceae Itea rhamnoides
Ixonanthaceae Phyllocosmus lemaireanus
Lamiaceae Hoslundia opposita
Lamiaceae Vitex mombassae
Lauraceae Beilschmiedia michelsonii
Lauraceae Kuloa michelsonii
Lauraceae Kuloa usambarensis
Malvaceae subfamily Grewioideae Clappertonia polyandra
Malvaceae subfamily Grewioideae Glyphaea brevis
Malvaceae subfamily Grewioideae Grewia similis
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Thespesia garckeana
Malvaceae: Byttnerioideae, Helicteroideae & Sterculioideae Sterculia quinqueloba
Malvaceae: Byttnerioideae, Helicteroideae & Sterculioideae Sterculia subviolacea
Malvaceae: Byttnerioideae, Helicteroideae & Sterculioideae Sterculia tragacantha
Melastomataceae Bellucia pentamera
Meliaceae Entandrophragma delevoyi
Meliaceae Turraea vogelii
Melianthaceae Bersama yangambiensis
Metteniusaceae Rhaphiostylis beninensis
Monimiaceae Xymalos monospora
Moraceae Dorstenia benguellensis
Moraceae Ficus asperifolia
Moraceae Ficus barteri
Moraceae Ficus verruculosa
Myrsinaceae Ardisia buesgenii
Myrsinaceae Maesa lanceolata subsp. lanceolata
Myrsinaceae Myrsine africana
Ochnaceae Ochna holstii
Ochnaceae Ochna schweinfurthiana
Olacaceae Heisteria parvifolia
Olacaceae Heisteria zimmereri
Olacaceae Ximenia americana var. microphylla
Oleaceae Chrysojasminum goetzeanum
Oleaceae Jasminum bakeri
Oleaceae Jasminum dichotomum
Oleaceae Jasminum kwangense
Oleaceae Jasminum pauciflorum
Oleaceae Jasminum schimperi
Oleaceae Noronhia congesta
Oleaceae Noronhia mildbraedii
Oleaceae Noronhia nilotica
Opiliaceae Opilia amentacea
Papaveraceae Bocconia arborea
Passifloraceae Paropsia brazzeana
Passifloraceae Paropsia guineensis
Phyllanthaceae Antidesma rufescens
Phyllanthaceae Bridelia ripicola
Phytolaccaceae Phytolacca dodecandra
Piperaceae Piper capense var. capense
Piperaceae Piper umbellatum
Pittosporaceae Pittosporum viridiflorum
Poaceae Setaria lindenbergiana
Polygalaceae Carpolobia goetzei
Polygalaceae Securidaca longepedunculata
Rubiaceae Aidia micrantha var. msonju
Rubiaceae Catunaregam taylorii
Rubiaceae Galiniera saxifraga
Rubiaceae Heinsia crinita subsp. crinita
Rubiaceae Hymenodictyon floribundum
Rubiaceae Ixora aneimodesma subsp. kizuensis
Rubiaceae Ixora brachypoda
Rubiaceae Ixora burundiensis
Rubiaceae Ixora hartiana
Rubiaceae Ixora laurentii
Rubiaceae Ixora longipedunculata
Rubiaceae Ixora mildbraedii
Rubiaceae Ixora phellopus
Rubiaceae Ixora praetermissa
Rubiaceae Ixora seretii
Rubiaceae Leptactina arborescens
Rubiaceae Massularia acuminata
Rubiaceae Mussaenda arcuata
Rubiaceae Mussaenda elegans
Rubiaceae Pouchetia baumanniana
Rubiaceae Psychotria vogeliana
Rubiaceae Psydrax mutimushii subsp. mutimushii
Rubiaceae Pyrostria affinis
Rubiaceae Rothmannia whitfieldii
Rubiaceae Sabicea bequaertii
Rubiaceae Tarenna pavettoides subsp. gillmanii
Rubiaceae Tricalysia bagshawei subsp. malaissei
Rubiaceae Tricalysia coriacea subsp. nyassae
Rubiaceae Virectaria major subsp. major
Rutaceae Clausena anisata
Rutaceae Zanthoxylum chalybeum var. chalybeum
Salicaceae Flacourtia indica
Salicaceae Homalium africanum
Salvadoraceae Azima tetracantha
Santalaceae Osyris lanceolata
Sapindaceae Haplocoelum foliolosum subsp. foliolosum
Sapindaceae Zanha africana
Smilacaceae Smilax anceps
Solanaceae Solanum betaceum
Solanaceae Solanum mauritianum
Stilbaceae Nuxia congesta
Stilbaceae Nuxia floribunda
Stilbaceae Nuxia oppositifolia
Thymelaeaceae Craterosiphon quarrei
Thymelaeaceae Dicranolepis baertsiana subsp. baertsiana
Thymelaeaceae Dicranolepis baertsiana subsp. fulva
Thymelaeaceae Dicranolepis brixhei
Thymelaeaceae Dicranolepis buchholzii
Thymelaeaceae Dicranolepis disticha
Thymelaeaceae Dicranolepis incisa
Thymelaeaceae Dicranolepis pulcherrima
Thymelaeaceae Octolepis decalepis
Thymelaeaceae Peddiea fischeri
Thymelaeaceae Peddiea kaniamensis
Thymelaeaceae Peddiea orophila
Thymelaeaceae Peddiea rapaneoides
Thymelaeaceae Struthiola thomsonii
Urticaceae Scepocarpus hypselodendron
Urticaceae Scepocarpus trinervis
Velloziaceae Xerophyta equisetoides
Velloziaceae Xerophyta trichophylla
Velloziaceae Xerophyta wentzeliana var. wentzeliana
Verbenaceae Lantana camara
Violaceae Rinorea laurentii
Vitaceae Rhoicissus revoilii
Number of species: 255

Copyright: The DRC flora team, 2024-26

The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: List of native or naturalised species with each spot-character: Shrub over 2 m.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species-spot-display.php?species_id=20, retrieved 21 May 2026

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